Paper-holding clip.



E. BALTZLEY. PAPER HOLDING CUP. APPLlCATlON HLED JUNE 2%;1916.

1,286,654 Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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E. BALTZLEY.

PAPER HOLDING CLIP.

APPLlCATION FILED JUNE 21, 1916.

1 36,654 Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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Patented-Angeli, 1917- Appueation filed Iune21,1916. Scriallh; magnaTodll whomvz'tmag concealer? Be it knownethat,, 1,'j}Enwm@-Bamznnn-eacitizen of the 1.. United aStatesa;and:tresidehtw r, of Glen; Echo,-.county: of Montgqmerygiandr State of Maryland thaverz-inventedccertaminew and useful -.V'1Impr0vements;z.zinzgPaper z Holding Clips, of which,theiefollowing isya specification.

My invention relates-ato tpapers lholdin clips, and has zfor:itseobject-axto produce;

clip of great .cheapness,rsimplicity', yefiici'enoy,=v

wide application-.andoi strongholdil'lgers, in whichthevpaper-gisginserted clip from the back and withoutthe sneedof:

any spreading;meansv ;otheraa than-g thattsem cured by directpushingturnin andiwed the papers 4 to. ,be :--b'ound. p,

A11 clipslheretofo're, so fares:I'amawarea. have been made-toradmit thepapersvatrthen open or jaw-aside, which calleds-foryspeeial;r. mechanismor entrance 'meansain; some cases expensive and in othervv casese=:-otherwise=-- faulty, especially the papemfastenerz -classm designed"for. holding-gtogetherma ,:;com.para-.-.,

tively small i number-10f papers; r.ina,aso far; that all of .themr;havebeen- '30,"constructed; that after they have'been applied ltoaca bunchiof papers other=-papers:couldslip:'undenthe jaws and be carried .off andlost: .1' v

In my clip thejawsv are'h'eld tight together;

and the entrance of thetpapersto. ithem' 18 from the rear insteadOfLfIfOmvthQ .-f1".ont1or, -jaw side of clip, thus .reversinggprevions:practice. Preferably. I xcut away. 3190111316111 of the backvorzspringgnember and tlirough:1; c the openingothereby made;admitsthee ap ersi,

and force them.rbetween-theconvergi sidestoward the jaws,rthus'pwedgigngzt clip. I

The rear Entrance,:filSQLdiQpen QSfi githijthefi I .necessitytoiallother: meansiofzspreadlng ;the: jaws, some:ofnvvhich arezexpensiize;zandrothers clumsy: This rear entrance:isa1so.--a "gageeof. the quantityof paperssthechp is.@designedito bindi .1 In'allclipstmaadegstogbeaopenedfloylie: vers :or pliers, it-requiresCM'BxDOtr-tO expand? thetmaximnmroftrsim l ty epl ace.eon-l5 the";sideS, of? the. clip beyondet heir e tic req enblr r e uchi-th ngEilposslble-gwi h my ..,p-bc e-thesidesmna U s'izer t etherear ,thoneflisrreduced t vand.ec leepl es I limit-Land- .lack. of.:su.chz.icare -,f

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endtand-ihal i l ofthepaper totbeb und o ehe dg f sheetametalstamped?andeJoentrto;sub ten: tlallyttriangnlar c o myas} viewedgfromoneprovision i0 r ar; nt ance withwthe foregqingsand relat d.iobiectseinjView, my;v ments. .1 41.;

tion c nsist 1n: t e rimprqr r st. E; CO1 .13 91103-' Q1IlQ1-- amp rnged enin sriormirglappiied tocthe sameepe 1n.-;per.s ,ectnzewo on 16011111016" app at n fpo it vm a, 1 imil p 'c1p..@of reg- I .-.:'P ;3'9f2.,.i h1 apers-p ig 3 s; n nd iew the chpqofaFi'g-sa 1 a sectwnaln e6 .l.I. .e is, a perspective view of clip hayingzthe-meansiJ vided ioneiietendronlyrandl ho -ng; a reinforcingsmean furthe springr aek igev'r.6

,wszspreed; somenhetq arther o accQmmQd t modified-forni oficlips Fpreierredimode ohrplat ngc'the lip Tnpo abunchofip pers towb aboen igatacha leton emovabl YBn ch-mw. b utilized inithe mannerqshown in:- ig-9- glids-1a perspective view of; a clip to the clip .of ;Fig,;,, 5 qbut;with more material 7 cut; :o t:; o,tr.theback; nd; thou re nforc menuEl-ge .2; i h persp tir -mw off a cIipgBnemHy similarrto 1 th clip; of.Fig-. 1;

but-formed of; wireandiillustrating its mode showingtherelati n feteplipitheretqa t;

' ionrthewredge so postt iinndqtted .Fig l butig-e -is'ia t essrt 3.,edifi'ed-i rmof o rear-re trenqetprofi willustmtingcthe cl p :thelerer;attachmen emporarily secnred in place von ;one-of5 the jaws. v F ig 10is &1 Perspecti (e viewof; a modified form of the- J fre 8-.i11ustratngthe, Fig.

of use in connection with a bunch of papers.

I Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a. modified form of wire clip havingbut one rear entrance. Fig; 14 1s a perspective view of a clip generallysimilar to the clip of Fig. 13, but formed of sheet metal. Fig. 15 is afront View of a clip similar to the clip of, Fig. 1, but having circularjaws. Fig. '16 is anend view of the clip of Fig. 15. Fig. 17 is a faceview of a clip like that shown in Fig.

15, but provided with a fastening tack. Fig. 18 is an end view of theclip of Fig. 17, and

Fig. 19 is a perspective view of a clip such as shown in Fig. 15 buthaving a pair of marginal holding tacks.

The clip of Fig. 1 is made of spring sheet vmetal. Other materials may,of course, be used. Preferably the upper and lower clamping'members,designated at 10 and 11, are substantially identical in form, thoughthis is not essential. These members lOand ll converge toward their freeedges 12 and 13 and diverge at the rear, as indicated at 14 and 15. Thespace 16 between the rear portions 1 1, 15 thereof varies according tothe size of. the clip and the maximum thickness of the bunch of papersto be held, as will be understood. The clamping members 10 and 11 areconnected at their rear parts Figs. 3 and 4, and this flaring is mostcon yeniently provided by bending the. edges. outwardly and extendingthe bend of the 'edges around the clip from one side of the back to theother, as shown clearly in Figs.

1 and 2 and indicated at 18. Displacement of the material-effected bysuch bendin action extends through the material 0' the clamping members,and papers placed therein are clamped a short distance back of theedges. This flaring of the edges is only necessary'when the clip is madeof tempered steel or stifi' metal, whereby the clamping tension isnecessarily great. It is not required in clips that do not need greatclamping tension, suchas those of the paper fastener class.

The entrance of the bunch of papers into thisclip is from the rearthereof, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1, and means for securing easydirect insertion of a bunch of papers into the clip at its rear isprovided, the clip being turned on the papers (or conversely the papersin the clip) in the direction of the arrow in Fig. ,1, so as to bringthe clip into its correct holding position as shown in Fig. 2. The bunchof pa are 19 is shown in an additional position in Fig. 1 at 19 indotted lines, so as not to confuse the showing of the construction of.the clip itself. 1

In the form shown, the rear entrance is provided by cutting away thespring back piece 17 as shown at 20, making it shorter than the longestportion of the clamping sides- I have shown the cut away part 20provided at both ends of the-clip, though it is not essential that morethan one of the ends be cut away to provide entrance from the rear. Thecorners 21, 22 of the clamping members 10 and 11 in the neighborhood ofthe cut-out 20 are preferably extended somewhat, as shown, and flareoutwardly so as to facilitate the entrance of papers from the rearbetween the clamping members 10 and 11.

Figs. 5 and 11 show a larger clip adapted to a book or bunch of papersranging up to a capacity of say about 5" to in thickness and havingmeans for rear entrance at one end only. I Up to about capacity theformshown'in Fig. 1 readily adapts itself because the angle ofconvergence of the sides 10 and 11 is very slight and admits of theacute triangular form shown in Figs. 1 and 4. But the greater. anglesare best provided for in the forms shown in Figs. 5 and 11. The entranceslot in the spring back or base 17 of Fig. 5 is deeper or larger and theends of the clip are rounded as at 23 to a true circle. This gives amore easy and gradual wedging action of the, inserting papers on theconverging sides of the clip. Moreover, I makethis clip of, fairly thinmetal so that it will be easier to spread the jaws by thewedging papersand rely on a larger clip with greater length of spring back to give thenecessarygripping tension of the jaws, and to this end I-only slot oneend of the clip.

In the form shown in Fig. 5, to avoid possible breakage of the back whenplacing the clip on a book or bunch of papers, I may reinforce the backsubstantially as shown by forming a comparatively narrow slot 24 whichmay be rounded at its inner end, as at 25, and the material cut back oneither side, as at 26, and bent under to form reinforcing means 27, 27in the opening, between which the rear entryof the papers to be boundmay be effected. Such construction assures a smooth and noncutting edge.

Or I may cut away the entire back at the end, as shown at 28, Fig. 11,and to avoid breakage may round the corners preferably with roundedrecesses, as shown at 28. This provides great flexibility and ease ofentrance for the papers to be bound and the jawsmay readily be spreadapart by the Wedging action of the papers entering the clip.

cut-away part 28 to substantially'itsfull extent when introduced fromthe rear of the twisting the wires together as at32. In the constructionshown in Fig. 13, the two jaws are indicated at 10" and 11", and thespring back is formed centrally ofthe piece of wire Y a from which theclip is formed, as indicated at 33. A very .sim le andwcheap form fromstamped metal wit the same rear opening principle can be made, as shownin Fig. 14, and is included in the paper fastener class. In this figurethe jaws are-marked 10 and 11 and the spring back is shown at 34.

till another form of paper fastener with the rear entrance opening Ishow in Figs. 15,16, 17, 1 8 and 19. It is preferably bent from a truecircular stamping of brass or untempered steel. Because the capacity ofthis class of fasteners is alwaysismall, wherein the converging angle ofthe sides is very slight, no flaring of the edges is necessary. It takesthe place of all that .class ofclips that surreptitiously pick upforeign papers.

This flat rounded surface 35, 35 of the jaws also especially lendsitself for advertising purposes, in its large -sizes,-as shown in Figs.15 and 19. Also for permanent binding of legal papers, wherefor one ormore tacksare stamped and bentte form from one of its sides, and aconcavedepression formed in the opposite side to house the points of thetacks, as shown in Figs. 17, 18 and 19. The point ofthe tack is heldjust above the inside plane of the side of the clip so as not tointerfere with the use of the clip as a pressure binding cli ,and may beso held indefinitely until it is desired to fasten the paperspermanently, when the tackcan be readily and quickly pushed through thepapers by thumb pressure.

One form of such tack is shown at '36, in Fig. 18, and is formed bystamping out the metal as shown at 37', leaving an intermediate spacebetween the tack 36. and the cut margin 37 so that proper clearance forthe point of the tack 36, or the tack may be formed in the margin at anyconvenient point, a pair of such tacks located in the margin of one ofthe clip jaws being illustrated at 38, 38, Fig. 19; In Figs. 9 and 10 Ihave shown two forms of detachable levers which may be secured to: clipssuch as shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 11, or to other torms of clip. Theselevers comprise preferably a handle 39 and means of attachment to theclip, and such attachin means may comprisethe turned'over e Ijge-40 andsecuring lugs as 41, 42, shown in ig. 9, or instead of turning both lugsunder, as shown in Fig.

9, one of them, as 43, Fig. 10, may be turned lied on with the turnedover edge to hold the lever in place and the lug 43 cooperatingtherewith to prevent relative action betweenthe lever and clip and tofacilitate at tachment and removal. The lever 39 of Fig. 10 is providedwith a cut out part 45 in that portion of it which rests against theclip jaw, and such detachable levers may be of various otherconstructions, as will be readily understood, so long as they can bereadily attached and removed. While in Fig. 9 such lever is shown.secured toone-of the jaws, it will be obvious that they may be securedto each jaw if desired, although ordinarily by pressing against one jawand against the extended lever on the other jaw the clip may be openedto permit insertion and removal of papers.

The operation of a clip in "accordance with my invention will be readilyunderstood from the foregoing. Clips varying inthickness being providedand one: having been selected of a proper thickness for the bunch ofpapers :to-be bound, or a bunchof papers of lesser thickness,*since eachclip is preferably designed .to "take all thicknesses of papers up toitsmaximum and hold it firmly, the papers are introduced at the rear. Inthe case of the clip of Fig.1 the papers are inserted into the openingbetween the spreading points 21, 22 at the rear of the clamping members10 and 11,- and having obtained en'- trance in this manner the clip isreadily pushed thereon and turned at the same time to hold the papers,.as shown in Fig. 2, the clamping members 10 and 11 separating as theclip is pushed on the papers and the flared edges outside the grooves 18serving to facilitate the entry and movement of the clip with respect tothe paper, as they prevent the paper from making any contact withtheextreme edges of the clamping members 10 and 11, presenting a roundedsurface near the free edges which takes the bearing contact of the clipwith the paper.

It will be seen that a clip in accordance with my invention is veryreadily and cheaply constructed, will hold papers firmly and securelyand is readily put in place, and with the papers being inserted from theback there is no loss of holding power, which may result when the papersare otherwise introduced.

It is to be understood that changes and modifications may be resorted towithin the scope of my claims and without departing from or sacrificingthe advantages of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A clip having membersending in clamping jaws, a spring back connecting down'square, theremaining lug 44 being resaid members and cut away at an end thereof toform an opening with said members for the entrance of paperstherethrough to i said clamping jaws.

2. A clip having converging sides with slightly flared edges and endingin clampingjaws, a spring backconnecting said converging sides and cutaway at an end thereof entrance of papers therethrough to said clampingjaws.

4.'A clip triangular in cross-section,-the converging sides of which endin clamping jaws, a spring back connecting said converging sides and cutaway at an end thereof to form an opening with said sides for theentrance of papers therethrough to said clamping jaws, one of theconverging sides being provided with a tack to be forced through thepapers held between the said sides.

5. A clip having clamping sides ending in clamping .jaws, a spring backconnecting said clamping sides with an opening in an end thereof betweensaid sides for the entrance of papers therethrough to said clampingjaws, whereby the clip may be fastened on said papers to bind them byturning it.

6. A clip having clamping sides ending in clamping jaws at the frontthereof and in a spring back at the rear, said spring back whichdirectly connects with said clamping sides beingshorter than the longestportion of said clamping sides, forming thereby a permanent opening fromthe rear of the clip for the entry of papers therethrough to and betweensaid clamping jaws.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing,

EDWIN BALTZLEY.

' I hereto set my hand, this ZOthiday of'June,

